Chapter 57 I Think Less
Su Yanli was taken by Lord Fan to meet many high-ranking officials today. Su Ruojin found that her father was neither smug nor servile. Except that his eyes were a little brighter than usual, he was still as gentle as jade, calm and composed. Perhaps this is the character that a scholar should have!
In the afternoon, we flew kites again. The one who had the most fun was of course Su Sanlang, who was eating, drinking and having fun. As a small guy, he didn't have to worry about anything, so of course he had the energy to play!
It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that people who came for an outing headed back to Beijing.
Before the spring outing was over, Su Ruojin was so tired that she fell asleep in her father's arms. Her father carried her to the place where the carriage was parked, where they met the Fan family. When Lord Fan saw them, he found that it was just as his grandson had said. His student held his daughter tenderly and moved slowly, showing that she was really spoiled.
With a fatherly smile on his face, he waved to the students who wanted to say hello, meaning that they could go back if they were tired!
The Su family silently saluted Lord Fan, stepped aside and let them go first.
Unexpectedly, after this retreat, several high-ranking officials set out in carriages. Su Yanli held his daughter and stood under the shade of a tree, waiting quietly. His wife reached out to smooth away her daughter's sweaty hair at her temples, and he squatted slightly to let his wife reach it.
Cheng Yingzhen smiled and glanced at Su Sanlang who was holding Shutong. The boy was also tired and fell asleep. She asked Xianggui to wipe his sweat with a towel. She turned around and wiped the sweat for her eldest son. "An'er, are you tired?"
Su Dalang shook his head and smiled at his mother, "Not tired." It was a rare opportunity to go out for fun, and he made some new friends, which was great.
When Zhao Lan's carriage passed by the Su family, he saw through the window a scene of a loving mother and a filial son. Of course, there was also that crybaby sleeping soundly on her father's shoulder. She didn't look like a young lady at all. He curled his lips in disdain and the carriage passed by. He ate the Su family's barbecue and drank the Su family's milk tea without even a word of courtesy. If Su Ruojin was awake, she would definitely roll her eyes at him.
Spring is slowly fading away, early summer is coming, and the weather is getting hotter. Children can no longer play wildly in the alley all day long. Instead, after breakfast or a nap, they will make an appointment with their best friends to go to your house today or his house tomorrow, and play in the corridor or in the room.
When Mrs. Fan's housekeeper, Mother Qin, came to the door again, Su Ruojin happened to be going to Yang Si Niang's house to play. When she saw her, she shouted in her heart, Ah, I've finally been waiting for this!
On the surface, Su Ruojin remained calm. She welcomed Mother Qin in and asked her mother to go to the main hall to meet the guests.
After returning from the outing, Su Ruojin told her mother Cheng Yingzhen about her ideas and Mrs. Fan's possible proposal for cooperation. "Mother, whether Mrs. Fan asks you to come over to talk or she asks the steward to come over to talk, we agree."
Cheng Yingzhen didn't really understand these things, so when her daughter said yes, she nodded and said, "I'll do as you say."
You have to listen to her, but it is you who has to deal with people! Su Ruojin intends to teach her mother how to deal with people and how to run a shop in the future.
But Cheng Yingzhen is very socially anxious. "It took a lot of courage for me to sit there and pretend."
Su Ruojin: ...
It is an advantage that she can express her ideas clearly in front of her daughter. She should not force a socially anxious person to interact with others, as this will cause trouble.
"Okay, mother, then just say a few polite words and sit upright."
"Okay." As long as her daughter didn't force her to deal with people, she could still sit and greet guests.
After Qin's mother exchanged polite words with Madam Su, she told her the purpose of her visit, "Our Madam said that she would not take your sauce recipe for nothing." After that, she took out the folded Jiaozi from her sleeve pocket and handed it over...
In the end, no one came to pick me up.
Xianggui didn't understand and stood beside Cheng Yingzhen without moving.
Although Mao Ya had stayed in Duke Zheng's mansion before, she was just a maid doing menial work outside the house and had never experienced such a thing. She just stood there beside Su Ruojin in a daze, not moving at all.
This is different from the cooperation that Su Ruojin had in mind! Why is it a buyout? So she didn't accept it.
Mother Qin: ...You think it's too little? But you didn't even open it to see how much it was and refused to take it. Isn't that a bit bad?
The atmosphere was awkward at times.
No one spoke. Cheng Yingzhen was panicking, feeling like it was all her fault. She looked at her daughter nervously, "Ajin..."
Su Ruojin grinned at Qin's mother and said innocently, "As long as Lord Fan likes it, how can he ask for money from the lady!" She waved her hand, "Not appropriate, not appropriate."
Not only does the master like it, but the lady also wants to use the recipe to run her own restaurant, so of course she has to give money.
Mother Qin was tricked by the young lady, "Not only does the master like it, so many people like this sauce, so Madam plans to take it to the restaurant..." Anyone can understand the implication of her words!
"Madam Su, look..." Since no one took it, Mother Qin had to step forward and put the money on the table next to Madam Su, but it was pushed back by Madam Su.
Su Ruojin sighed secretly, but smiled, "Mom, I'll give you the sauce recipe right away, but we won't accept the money."
Forget it, just consider it a favor!
Mother Qin did not forget the madam's instructions. Free things are actually the most expensive things. Could it be that Dr. Su knew the madam's favorite sauce recipe and actually informed his wife and daughter in advance?
If the Su family didn't accept money, she would never dare to accept the sauce recipe.
One of them insisted on paying for the prescription, while the other just gave the prescription without asking for money, and the two of them kept pushing the issue back and forth.
"Madam Su Er, if you don't want to pay, I won't dare take this recipe back."
Su Ruojin still pushed the silver back and said, "If Madam really wants to thank me, then I really have something to ask of you."
"What is it?"
Since we can’t cooperate, let’s borrow some land!
"I heard that there is a shop owned by Madam next to Xiangguo Temple. I want to rent a small piece of land in front of Madam's shop and sell barbecue at night. Don't worry, it won't conflict with Madam's customer base. Rich and prestigious people go to Madam's restaurant, and ordinary people without money will buy a few skewers and eat them in their hands, just like on the spring outing that day."
In this case, it will not hinder their respective businesses. Mother Qin nodded and said, "Okay, I will go back and ask the madam."
Mother Qin returned home with the recipe for the sauce.
Cheng Yingzhen asked her daughter in confusion, "Didn't you say that Mrs. Fan would cooperate with you?"
Su Ruojin spread her hands and said, "I was thinking too idealistically. Now that I think about it, apart from the sauce recipe, I don't contribute anything. Wouldn't it be too much of an advantage to cooperate with them?"
"Then Mrs. Yang next door..."
You say Madam Yang is honest? She is clearly eyeing the other recipes in Su Ruojin's hand. Besides, there is no official back-and-forth between the two men in the Yang and Su families, so Madam Yang has no scruples about cooperating with her.
But Mrs. Fan is different. She is the mistress of the Minister of Personnel. If she makes any move, it will directly affect Mr. Fan’s future.
She hadn't thought about it enough. After not doing business for many years, she was no longer familiar with it!
However, as a finishing touch, I wonder if I can set up some barbecue to sell at Xiangguo Temple. Summer is coming soon, and there will be more people shopping and cooling off at night. I think I can make a lot of money from a night barbecue stall.
(End of this chapter)
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